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- Aerial Stocking. Using a button on the flight yoke, the pilot releases the fish and water above the lake. Photo by Jerry Neal/CPW. If you’ve ever fished one of Colorado’s magnificent alpine lakes, you were probably captivated by the postcard scenery and by the beauty of our native cutthroat trout.
- Fish Hatcheries and Stocking Trucks With so many waters scattered throughout the state, you may have wondered how it’s even possible to keep all of the different locations stocked with fish.
- Spawn Collection To ensure that there are enough fish to stock every year, CPW sets up spawn-collection sites at lakes and reservoirs across the state.
- The Egg Trade. Fish eggs. Photo courtesy of US Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to collecting fish eggs for Colorado’s hatcheries, CPW trades both eggs and fish with more than 10 different states, as well as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
If you are fishing for wiper, white bass, walleye or saugeye in these areas, the daily bag and possession limits are different for the two areas on the map. See the Statewide Limits chart at right for details.
You count starting from the hunter who applied with the most points to see how many points you needed to get the license that year. Thus, you would add 2 + 3 + 6 + 19 + 134 = 164. So hunters with 7,6,5,4 and some who had 3 points all drew that license.
Jan 8, 2012 · If your goal is trophy bass, harvest fish 16-inches and under, after the fishery is at least three, preferably into four, years old. Annual harvest should average 20- 25 pounds per surface acre, spread out over an entire growing season.
- Walter Bassano
Apr 17, 2020 · Here’s how CPW has been handling this year’s unique situation for some of our most popular fish. Stocking rainbow trout in Lamar. On March 19, CPW stocked more than 6,000 10-inch rainbow trout in five different lakes near Lamar (Jacksons pond, Northgate 2 and 3, Turks Pond, and Blackhole).
Mar 1, 2024 · SEASON DATES: Colorado waters are open to taking fish, amphibians and crustaceans day and night, year round, except if otherwise stated in the regulation section of this brochure. See pages 11–39. FREE FISHING DAYS: Residents and nonresidents can fish without a license or Habitat Stamp from June 1–2, 2024. All other rules and regulations apply.
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VALID DATES FOR ANNUAL LICENSES & HABITAT STAMPS HAVE CHANGED: Annual hunting and fishing licenses (such as fishing, small game, furbearer, resident combo small game/fishing) and Habitat Stamps will be valid March 1–March 31 of the following year (13 months), instead of April 1– March 31.
